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Dario Marelli
02-11-2008, 04:03 AM
Goodmorning
This shoot was take in late afternoon, the light was fantastic...
thanks for viewing

Canon EOS5D
iso 200
f5,6 1/250
lens canon 300/2,8 + 2x
chris Bycroft
02-11-2008, 04:27 AM
Great photo in excellent light. My only thought for improvement is minor, I find myself wanting to see the whole reflection.
John Cooper
02-11-2008, 05:29 AM
Beautiful warm tones here and an equally beautiful bird Dario. Did you apply some blur to BG as there appears to be a halo around the front and dorsal aspect of the Mandarina?
Dario Marelli
02-11-2008, 05:53 AM
Beautiful warm tones here and an equally beautiful bird Dario. Did you apply some blur to BG as there appears to be a halo around the front and dorsal aspect of the Mandarina?

Hi John
and thank you for the comment
No I don't, but now I agree with you, I have to remove this strange reflex.
Dario Marelli
02-11-2008, 05:55 AM
Great photo in excellent light. My only thought for improvement is minor, I find myself wanting to see the whole reflection.

Yes Chris I agree with you, but unfortunately I don't have the whole reflection...:(
thank you
Robert Amoruso
02-11-2008, 08:33 AM
Dario,

Beutiful light and bird. I would crop some of the top off to balance the image with the bottom. The blurring of the BG requires a more careful selection to not get the halo effect. If the BG is not significantly in focus, you could repost w/o this blurring and let us take a look.

A slight head turn of the bird towards you is needed to put it over the top. Thanks.
Fabs Forns
02-11-2008, 09:06 AM
Beautiful colors and placement works for me. The halo effect is a bit distracting.
Blake Shadle
02-11-2008, 09:35 AM
Very nice work. I think a little clock-wise rotation and removing the dark area behind the bird's head would strengthen the image. Keep up the good work!
Glenn Bartley
02-11-2008, 11:34 AM
A beautiful bird and the water color is very nice. There are quite a few blown out areas in the BG and bird though which I find very distracting. Also the brighter and darker spots in the BG are less than ideal.
Judy Lynn Malloch
02-11-2008, 11:41 AM
Awesome lighting and a beautiful subject. I do find the halo a bit distractiing as well as the dark behind the ducks head. Thanks for sharing !
Stephen Stephen
02-11-2008, 12:58 PM
Beautiful bird Dario. Others have already mentioend the halo and dark spot behind the head.